Against The Wind chords

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Song Key: G Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 110 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Chords: G, Bm, C, D, Em, Am

Chord Chart Legend
G Major Bm chord Bm barre chord C Major D Major Em Am
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH Bm-LH Bm barre chord-LH C Major-LH D Major-LH Em-LH Am-LH

Against The Wind

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
  
Intro: 4/4 - Medium Rock Beat |     |  %  |  %  |  %  |

  G                           Bm
1. It seems like yes-te-rday    But it was long a-go
  C                                G
   Ja-ney was love-ly, she was the queen of my nights
  D                                C
   There in the dark-ness with the ra-di-o play-in' low
  G                                 Bm
   And the se-crets that we shared    The moun-tains that we moved
  C                        G
   Caught like a wild-fire out of con-trol
                  C                                         D
   Till there was noth-in' left to burn and noth-ing left to prove |  %  |

            Em      D                G
   And I re-mem-ber what she said to me
           Em            D            G
   How she swore that it nev-er would end
        Em              D       C
   I re-mem-ber how she held me oh so tight
  C                              D
   Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

      G              Bm    C                               G 
Chorus: A-gainst the wind    We were run-nin' a-gainst the wind
                C         Bm              Am         C          G
        We were young and strong, we were run-nin' a-gainst the wind

            G
        |  (wind) |    %    |   %    |    %    |

  G                                  Bm
2. And the years rolled slow-ly past    And I found my-self a-lone
  C                             G
   Sur-round-ed by stran-gers I thought were my friends
  D                             C
   I found my-self fur-ther and fur-ther from my home and I
  G                     Bm
   Guess I lost my way    There were oh so ma-ny roads
         C                  G
   I was liv-ing to run and run-nin' to live
          C                                    D
   Ne-ver wor-ried a-bout pay-ing or e-ven how much I owed |  %  |

           Em            D                       G
   Mov-in' eight miles a min-ute for months at a time
             Em         D                G
   Break-in' all of the rules that would bend
 Em            D            C
   I be-gan to find my-self search-in'
  C                          D
   Search-in' for shel-ter a-gain and a-gain

      G              Bm    C                                   G 
Chorus: A-gainst the wind    A lit-tle some-thing a-gainst the wind
          C        Bm            Am         C          G
        I found my-self seek-ing shel-ter a-gainst the wind |  %  |  %  |  %  |

          G           Bm           C     G     D     C   
Instr: ‖     |  %  |      |  %  |     |     |     |      ‖

          G           Bm           C     G     C     D
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             Em          D       G
   Well those  drift-ers days are past me now
            Em      D               G
   I've got so much more to think a-bout
 Em     D             C
   Dead-lines and com-mit-ments
  C                 D
   What to leave in, what to leave out

      G              Bm    C                                 G 
Chorus: A-gainst the wind    I'm still run-nin' a-gainst the wind
            C      Bm            Am         C          G
        I'm old-er now but still run-ning a-gainst the wind |  %  |
                 C      Bm             D
        Well I'm old-er now, and still run-nin' |  %  |
                     C                    G
     ‖: A-gainst the wind    A-gainst the wind :‖ ... repeat to fade - ad lib

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4
  • Tempo: Medium Rock beat
  • Metronome: q = 110
  • Voice Range: D4-G5
  • Beginner Guitarists:

    Skill Level: entails a fair knowledge of open chords.

    Easiest Song Key: C Major with chords: C, Em, F, G, Am, Dm - Capo on 7 if playing with the video.

    Chord Voicing: If you haven't learned barre chords, there is an open chord version of Bm in the charts above.

Song Details:

  • Songwriter: Bob Seger
  • Lyrics Begin: It seems like yesterday, but it was long ago.
  • Genre: Heartland rock, soft rock, roots rock, country rock
  • Featured Artists: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
  • Album: Against the Wind
    Recorded: 1979
    Released: February 25, 1980
  • Single:
    Released: April 1980
    B-side: No Man's Land

Bob Seger

Bob Seger
Bob Seger

Born: Robert Clark Seger on May 6, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Profession: Singer songwriter, musician

Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano

Music Styles: Rock, heartland rock, hard rock, rock and roll, pop rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock

Active Years: 1961–1996, 2000–present

Associations: Glenn Frey, Eagles, Ted Nugent, Kiss, Shaun Murphy, The Silver Bullet Band, Muscle Shoals, lhythm Section, Little Feat, Kid Rock, Grand Funk, Railroad, 3 Doors Down, Rod Stewart

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